English adjective: mere | |||
| 1. | mere being nothing more than specified | ||
| Samples | A mere child. | ||
| Similar | specified | ||
| Antonyms | unspecified | ||
| 2. | mere apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||
| Samples | Only the bare facts. Shocked by the mere idea. The simple passage of time was enough. The simple truth. | ||
| Synonyms | bare, simple | ||
| Similar | plain | ||
| Antonyms | fancy | ||
English noun: mere | |||
| 1. | mere (object) a small pond of standing water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pond, pool | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||